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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

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Following a successful pilot program, BMW Group has launched ReachNow, a free-floating premium car sharing service, in Seattle. ReachNow is designed to provide drivers with an experience that is as convenient as owning a car. The service will expand to include Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the next quarter.

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Tesla Model Y added to Hertz fleet, joining Model 3

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One is able to be booked, but no locations are currently offering the Model Y. Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had confirmed after the order that there was no special contract between the two companies , and Hertz had ordered the cars at cost from Tesla. However, Hertz has not received its complete order as of yet.

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Daimler Extending car2go Car-Sharing Program to Austin, Texas; Ramping Up in Germany

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The US introduction coincides with the expansion of the pilot in Ulm, Germany, where the company opens the service to the public on 26 March after the internal test which started last October. Whenever a car is needed, it can be rented spontaneously in passing out on the street, or it can be pre-booked via mobile phone or internet.

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Volkswagen AG provides details on investigations into NOx cheating; origin and fixes; new strategic direction

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Approximately 450 internal and external experts are involved in the investigations, which are being conducted in two phases. To recap, software installed in the electronic control module (ECM) on the affected diesel vehicles detected when the car was undergoing official emissions testing. Internal findings on processes.

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Barcelona: An E-Mobility Living Lab

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The city’s micro e-mobility scene – think e-scooters and bikes – is flourishing, with a number of home-grown startups competing with international brands to make Barcelona a hotspot for testing new mobility ideas. These include: Retailers, such as SoloRueda and ePTV, which offer a variety of different international scooter brands.

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Volkswagen AG timeline on diesel emissions scandal

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) received indications of irregularities from a study published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) in May 2014. Internal verification tests were conducted at Volkswagen over the following months. Winterkorn was informed accordingly in a note dated 4 September 2015.

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Why Rip Off Creatives, If Generative AI Can Play Fair?

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Spectrum : I recently read Joy Buolamwini’ s book Unmasking AI , in which she documents her painstaking process to put together a dataset that felt ethical. Are you working with internal teams who have been using these kinds of datasets? It was really impressive. Did you try to build a dataset that felt ethical in all the dimensions?

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